What It Takes To Get an Abortion in South Dakota

Remy Stern · 04/15/11 02:21PM

South Dakota recently passed a law that requires women seeking an abortion to attend counseling at a pregnancy help center and wait 72 hours before getting the procedure. So what will it like when the law takes effect? [Jezebel]

Malcolm X Still Able to Cause Minor Media Uproar

Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/11 02:00PM

In your finally Friday media column: Malcolm X's newest media controversy, Vegan mag in meaty photo flap, Anderson Cooper has a nice room, tabloid phone-hacking scandal updates, Graydon Carter's in the movies, and Bob Woodward creeps towards old codger territory.

Now Another Ron Paul Kid Wants to Run for Congress

Jim Newell · 04/15/11 01:50PM

Rep. Ron Paul and his son, Sen. Rand Paul, are popular members of the Tea Party movement to slash every government entitlement and regulation ever, for the sake of Liberty. Both are considering runs for president, and at least one — Daddy, probably — is likely to enter the race. Is there anything not to like about the Paul family of doctor-libertarians? Don't answer that question until you hear about the latest prize in this stable, Robert Paul, who is considering a run for the Senate himself.

Overheard: Obama's Private Conversation with Donors

Jim Newell · 04/15/11 12:53PM

Sneaky CBS Radio News reporter Mark Knoller listened in to a private chat between the president and elite donors following a Chicago fundraiser last night. The president had no idea that this reporter could still hear the feed! Naughty Mark Knoller. Anyway, what's the dirt?

Real Housewives of New York: Run Amok Brides

Brian Moylan · 04/15/11 12:42PM

Oh, the various assaults, crimes, and misdemeanors perpetrated by this cast of jokers running roughshod over Gotham City. The Real Housewives of New York were more worked up more than a bunch of whores during a penicillin shortage, and it was all in the name of matrimony.

Jodie Foster's Beverly Hills Fix-Me-Up

Richard Lawson · 04/15/11 12:06PM

Jodie Foster bought this 7 bedroom, 8 bathroom ranch home in the hills back in 2005, started (and maybe didn't finish?) some renovations, and is now selling the place for almost $2 million more than she bought it for.

Trump Officially Crushing Republican Presidential Field

Jim Newell · 04/15/11 11:35AM

Our old pal Donald Trump is back in the news. His presidential publicity stunt to win ratings for the Celebrity Apprentice is moving along quite nicely, according to the hot new poll. Trump leads runner-up Mike Huckabee in GOP presidential pack by... let's see here... nine points. What the hell?

Gmail Hacking Epidemic Terrorizes Internet

Adrian Chen · 04/15/11 11:29AM

Atlantic writer James Fallows is sounding the alarm about a Gmail "hacking epidemic." The gmail accounts of his wife and three other people he knows have been hacked! That's definitely a hacking epidemic in the world of "James Fallows acquaintances." But is something bigger going down?

American Idol: Make No Bones About It

Richard Lawson · 04/15/11 11:12AM

One more down in this brutal competition, and finally someone with a Y chromosome. (Yup, that means Ryan was safe!) Maybe things are starting to even out on this lopsided season of American Sparklehorror. Maybe! Or maybe it was just a fluke.

'What's the Single Best Exercise?': A Retort

Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/11 10:41AM

Never, ever, take fitness advice from the New York Times. We've made this point before. They're always spouting off about getting "thin" with some sort of limp-wristed jogging workout. In neon shorts. In Central Park. When you're not skiing, in Aspen, and then reading the New York Times by a roaring fire, in a resort, sipping on probably some nice Earl Grey, not even thinking about Muscle Milk at all.

Kimora Lee's Secret to Weight Loss: 'Not Eating'

Maureen O'Connor · 04/15/11 10:25AM

Kimora Lee gets uncomfortably honest about weight loss. Jessica Simpson uses her boobs to get out of parking tickets. 94-year-old Zsa Zsa Gabor may be a mother again. TGIFriday gossip.

Which Star's Assistant Is Leaking All Her Secrets?

Brian Moylan · 04/15/11 09:51AM

1. "This actress has a little sister who is mousy and shy and is her assistant. The actress (foreign born) can't figure out why all her good secrets keep spilling over the web. It might be because her little sister is sleeping with a well known (foreign) gossip reporter." [BuzzFoto]